I am licensed in Virginia with 27 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & parenting issues. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, First responder issues, Postpartum depression
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Imago Relationship Therapy
VA LPC 0701002241
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Phyllis Braxton Arnason. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
She is lovely and tells me not only what I want to hear but also need to hear. She is engaging and I feel supported by her.
Written on Aug 19, 2024 after therapy with Phyllis for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
I enjoy my sessions with the doctor. She recommends ways for me to manage my tricky relationships and my anxiety. She is very empathetic and I feel very supported.
Written on Jan 12, 2024 after therapy with Phyllis for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, and coping with life changes
Dr. B is compassionate and competent. She provides a space to be safe, vulnerable and encouraged.
Written on Nov 04, 2023 after therapy with Phyllis for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Dr. B has helped me so much, I am blessed and thankful that she was picked to be my therapist!
Written on Oct 24, 2023 after therapy with Phyllis for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
Dr. Arnason creates a safe space to share. Dr. Arnason is
A: Attentive
R: Responsive
N: Nice
A: Authentic
S: Sincere/Smart
O: Observant
N: Noble
Written on Oct 14, 2023 after therapy with Phyllis for 2 months on issues concerning grief
She very profession and puts me at ease to expose my issues with no fear. I feel very safe with her.
Written on Aug 03, 2023 after therapy with Phyllis for 4 months on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety